New Jersey 101.5 » 2013 Federal Budget debate http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sun, 19 May 2013 00:49:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Pentagon Notifies Congress Of Likely Furloughs http://nj1015.com/pentagon-notifies-congress-of-likely-furloughs/ http://nj1015.com/pentagon-notifies-congress-of-likely-furloughs/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:10:23 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=232649 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is telling Congress that if automatic budget cuts kick in on March 1 he may be compelled to furlough the "vast majority" of the Defense Department's 800,000 civilian workers.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/pentagon-notifies-congress-of-likely-furloughs/feed/ 0 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (R) talks with USMC Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser (L) and Assistant Press Secretary Carl Woog (2nd L) before boardi Obama Warns Sequester Will Cause Job Losses http://nj1015.com/obama-warns-sequester-will-cause-job-losses/ http://nj1015.com/obama-warns-sequester-will-cause-job-losses/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:33 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=232126 President Barack Obama is warning that "people will lose their jobs" if across-the-board budget cuts take effect as scheduled next week.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-warns-sequester-will-cause-job-losses/feed/ 0 Surrounded by first responders who may be impacted by looming budget cuts, President Barack Obama speaks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Federal Budget Deficit Estimated at $854-Billion http://nj1015.com/federal-budget-deficit-estimated-at-854-billion/ http://nj1015.com/federal-budget-deficit-estimated-at-854-billion/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:55:14 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=226736 A new government report is predicting the budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/federal-budget-deficit-estimated-at-854-billion/feed/ 0 Obama Asks Lawmakers For Short-Term Sequester Fix [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/obama-asks-lawmakers-for-short-term-sequester-fix-video/ http://nj1015.com/obama-asks-lawmakers-for-short-term-sequester-fix-video/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:59:17 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=226549 President Barack Obama is asking Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to delay automatic spending cuts scheduled to kick in March 1.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-asks-lawmakers-for-short-term-sequester-fix-video/feed/ 0 President Barack Obama holds a press conference about the next budget battle with Congress (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Boehner: GOP Won't Approve More Tax Revenue [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/boehner-gop-wont-approve-more-tax-revenue/ http://nj1015.com/boehner-gop-wont-approve-more-tax-revenue/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:01:30 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=226441 House Speaker John Boehner says additional tax hikes are out of the question.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boehner-gop-wont-approve-more-tax-revenue/feed/ 0 Speaker of the House John Boehner (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)